Notes from West Orange-Stark’s practice

West Orange-Stark was back to practice today. Here are some notes that didn’t make it into the story for Tuesday’s newspaper.

Hooks remembers Barbay

Coach Dan Hooks talked about longtime friend and fellow coach Curtis Barbay of Newton, who died Saturday evening after undergoing a heart attack.

Hooks found out while watching the Lamar game on television Saturday evening.

Barbay’s final coaching record was 317 wins, 96 losses and six ties. Hooks has 277 wins, 72 losses and two ties.

“Curtis and I would joke back and forth about who is going to coach the longest and win the most games,” Hooks said. “I don’t think I’m going to stay that long. He’s a great friend and I’ll miss him.”

Kicker has been working during hiatus

West Orange-Stark may not have played a game or practiced as a team in a week, but several players, including kicker Bryce Crew, were still practicing throughout the week.

It’s no secret that the Mustangs haven’t been very good at extra points, but Crew, in his first year as a kicker, was making most of his kicks in Monday’s practice and had more than enough leg on most of them. He made his first extra point of the season in the Jasper game.

Crew said he has used this time to practice extra and improve from the first three games.